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[PATCH v4 10/13] branch: add --column

From
Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy <pclouds@gmail.com>
Date
Feb 3, 2012, 13:34 UTC
Message-ID
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In-Reply-To
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Signed-off-by: Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy <pclouds@gmail.com>
---
 Documentation/config.txt     |    4 ++++
 Documentation/git-branch.txt |    9 +++++++++
 Makefile                     |    2 +-
 builtin/branch.c             |   26 +++++++++++++++++++++++---
 4 files changed, 37 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/config.txt b/Documentation/config.txt
index 5216598..c14db27 100644
--- a/Documentation/config.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config.txt
@@ -847,6 +847,10 @@ column.ui::
 +
 	This option defaults to 'never'.
 
+column.branch::
+	Specify whether to output branch listing in `git branch` in columns.
+	See `column.ui` for details.
+
 commit.status::
 	A boolean to enable/disable inclusion of status information in the
 	commit message template when using an editor to prepare the commit
diff --git a/Documentation/git-branch.txt b/Documentation/git-branch.txt
index 0427e80..ba5cccb 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-branch.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-branch.txt
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
 [verse]
 'git branch' [--color[=<when>] | --no-color] [-r | -a]
 	[--list] [-v [--abbrev=<length> | --no-abbrev]]
+	[--column[=<options>] | --no-column]
 	[(--merged | --no-merged | --contains) [<commit>]] [<pattern>...]
 'git branch' [--set-upstream | --track | --no-track] [-l] [-f] <branchname> [<start-point>]
 'git branch' (-m | -M) [<oldbranch>] <newbranch>
@@ -107,6 +108,14 @@ OPTIONS
 	default to color output.
 	Same as `--color=never`.
 
+--column[=<options>]::
+--no-column::
+	Display branch listing in columns. See configuration variable
+	column.branch for option syntax.`--column` and `--no-column`
+	without options are equivalent to 'always' and 'never' respectively.
++
+This option is only applicable in non-verbose mode.
+
 -r::
 --remotes::
 	List or delete (if used with -d) the remote-tracking branches.
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 92700ca..061f6e5 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2116,7 +2116,7 @@ builtin/prune.o builtin/reflog.o reachable.o: reachable.h
 builtin/commit.o builtin/revert.o wt-status.o: wt-status.h
 builtin/tar-tree.o archive-tar.o: tar.h
 connect.o transport.o url.o http-backend.o: url.h
-column.o help.o pager.o: column.h
+builtin/branch.o column.o help.o pager.o: column.h
 http-fetch.o http-walker.o remote-curl.o transport.o walker.o: walker.h
 http.o http-walker.o http-push.o http-fetch.o remote-curl.o: http.h url.h
 
diff --git a/builtin/branch.c b/builtin/branch.c
index 7095718..d78690a 100644
--- a/builtin/branch.c
+++ b/builtin/branch.c
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 #include "branch.h"
 #include "diff.h"
 #include "revision.h"
+#include "string-list.h"
+#include "column.h"
 
 static const char * const builtin_branch_usage[] = {
 	"git branch [options] [-r | -a] [--merged | --no-merged]",
@@ -53,6 +55,9 @@ static enum merge_filter {
 } merge_filter;
 static unsigned char merge_filter_ref[20];
 
+static struct string_list output = STRING_LIST_INIT_DUP;
+static int colopts;
+
 static int parse_branch_color_slot(const char *var, int ofs)
 {
 	if (!strcasecmp(var+ofs, "plain"))
@@ -70,6 +75,9 @@ static int parse_branch_color_slot(const char *var, int ofs)
 
 static int git_branch_config(const char *var, const char *value, void *cb)
 {
+	int status = git_column_config(var, value, "branch", &colopts);
+	if (status <= 0)
+		return status;
 	if (!strcmp(var, "color.branch")) {
 		branch_use_color = git_config_colorbool(var, value);
 		return 0;
@@ -474,7 +482,7 @@ static void print_ref_item(struct ref_item *item, int maxwidth, int verbose,
 	else if (verbose)
 		/* " f7c0c00 [ahead 58, behind 197] vcs-svn: drop obj_pool.h" */
 		add_verbose_info(&out, item, verbose, abbrev);
-	printf("%s\n", out.buf);
+	print_cell(&output, colopts, out.buf);
 	strbuf_release(&name);
 	strbuf_release(&out);
 }
@@ -727,6 +735,7 @@ int cmd_branch(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 			PARSE_OPT_LASTARG_DEFAULT | PARSE_OPT_NONEG,
 			opt_parse_merge_filter, (intptr_t) "HEAD",
 		},
+		OPT_COLUMN(0, "column", &colopts, "list branches in columns" ),
 		OPT_END(),
 	};
 
@@ -749,6 +758,9 @@ int cmd_branch(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	}
 	hashcpy(merge_filter_ref, head_sha1);
 
+	if (!colopts)
+		colopts = git_colopts | COL_ANSI;
+
 	argc = parse_options(argc, argv, prefix, options, builtin_branch_usage,
 			     0);
 
@@ -763,9 +775,17 @@ int cmd_branch(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 
 	if (delete)
 		return delete_branches(argc, argv, delete > 1, kinds);
-	else if (list)
-		return print_ref_list(kinds, detached, verbose, abbrev,
+	else if (list) {
+		int ret;
+		if (verbose)
+			colopts = 0;
+
+		ret = print_ref_list(kinds, detached, verbose, abbrev,
 				      with_commit, argv);
+		print_columns(&output, colopts, NULL);
+		string_list_clear(&output, 0);
+		return ret;
+	}
 	else if (edit_description) {
 		const char *branch_name;
 		if (detached)
-- 
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  1. 00/13 Column display againNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 3, 2012
  2. 01/13 Save terminal width before setting up pagerNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 3, 2012
  3. 02/13 column: add API to print items in columnsNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 3, 2012
  4. Junio C HamanoFeb 3, 2012
  5. Junio C HamanoFeb 3, 2012
  6. 03/13 parseopt: make OPT_INTEGER support hexadecimal as wellNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 3, 2012
  7. Junio C HamanoFeb 3, 2012
  8. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuyFeb 4, 2012
  9. Junio C HamanoFeb 4, 2012
  10. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuyFeb 4, 2012
  11. 04/13 Add git-column and column mode parsingNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 3, 2012
  12. 05/13 Stop starting pager recursivelyNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 3, 2012
  13. 06/13 column: add columnar layoutNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 3, 2012
  14. 07/13 column: support columns with different widthsNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 3, 2012
  15. 08/13 column: add column.ui for default column output settingsNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 3, 2012
  16. Junio C HamanoFeb 3, 2012
  17. 09/13 help: reuse print_columns() for help -aNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 3, 2012
  18. Junio C HamanoFeb 3, 2012
  19. 10/13 branch: add --columnNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 3, 2012
  20. Junio C HamanoFeb 3, 2012
  21. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuyFeb 4, 2012
  22. 11/13 status: add --columnNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 3, 2012
  23. Junio C HamanoFeb 3, 2012
  24. 12/13 column: support piping stdout to external git-column processNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 3, 2012
  25. 13/13 tag: add --columnNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 3, 2012
  26. Junio C HamanoFeb 3, 2012
  27. 00/12 Column displayNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 4, 2012
  28. 01/12 Save terminal width before setting up pagerNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 4, 2012
  29. 02/12 column: add API to print items in columnsNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 4, 2012
  30. 03/12 Add git-column and column mode parsingNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 4, 2012
  31. 03/12 Add git-column and column mode parsingNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 4, 2012
  32. 04/12 Stop starting pager recursivelyNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 4, 2012
  33. 05/12 column: add columnar layoutNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 4, 2012
  34. 06/12 column: support columns with different widthsNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 4, 2012
  35. 07/12 column: add column.ui for default column output settingsNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 4, 2012
  36. 07/12 column: add column.ui for default column output settingsNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 4, 2012
  37. 08/12 help: reuse print_columns() for help -aNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 4, 2012
  38. 09/12 branch: add --columnNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 4, 2012
  39. Junio C HamanoFeb 6, 2012
  40. 10/12 status: add --columnNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 4, 2012
  41. 11/12 column: support piping stdout to external git-column processNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 4, 2012
  42. 12/12 tag: add --columnNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 4, 2012
  43. Junio C HamanoFeb 6, 2012

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